Investigating Prospective Teachers' Behavioral and Campaign Attitudes about Climate Change in Pakistan.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine educator’s perspectives on climate change. It emphasis on campaign and behavioral attitudes in Pakistan. The teaching about climate change and encouraging pro-environmental practices, teachers may be instrumental in preparing the next generation of environmental leaders. It is imperative that teacher education programs should focus on preparing prospective teachers for a sustainable future. The study utilized a self-developed attitude assessment scale to measure climate change attitude among 308 prospective teachers, consisting of 49 male prospective teachers and 259 female prospective teachers. The results indicated the significant difference in attitudes towards climate change between male and female prospective. In these findings, it is recommended that teacher education programs in Pakistan should provide prospective teachers the opportunities to encourage pro-environmental attitude.